News in the Services sector - written by Caroline Clayfield

MCR has been hired to act as the administrator to printing supplier Litho Supplies plc, and divisions Litho Supplies (UK) Limited and Graphica Plus Limited, which trades as Anderson� [more]

UK water group United Utilities has brought in investment bank JP Morgan to manage the auction of one of its divisions as part of a series of asset disposals. [more]

Bolton-based car dealership Lythgoe Motors Ltd, which underwent a management buy-out in 2008, has gone into administration. Zolfo Cooper confirmed their appointment as administrators. Latest accounts for the year to December 2007 show pre-tax losses of £ [more]

Maintenance company Quadron Property Services Limited has entered administration after having cashflow difficulties and suffering from a lack of working capital. [more]

An auction is to take place this year for Camelot, the company that operates the National Lottery, as four out of five stakeholders prepare to sell up, representing an 80% holding. [more]

Government ministers could look into the possibility of a whole or partial sale of the road network in the UK to the private sector, in order to generate cash. It is thought the move would also improve the management of the roads. [more]

Broadgate, the £2.5bn office development in the City, has attracted the interest of several potential bidders including US private equity group Blacks [more]

Wholesale and airline catering supply business Casper Group has gone into administration, with the loss of at least 320 jobs. [more]

Government plans to sell a selection of state-owned UK organisations, as part of a privatisation drive to add £35bn to the public purse, are to go a [more]